車, 駐車場, PORSCHE, 911, 991
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How Practical Is the Porsche 911 GT3 for Everyday Driving?

Everyday Usability of the 911 GT3 We have a 911 GT3 with the Touring Package. The brochure describes the Touring Package as “a car for enjoying the driving experience on a wide range of occasions—not just on the racetrack.” So how practical is this 911 GT3 Touring, designed to let you “enjoy the driving experience on a wide range of occasions”? Could I simply pop over to the local supermarket for groceries and get home...

車, 空, 雲, 展望台の看板, 柵, 駐車場, 屋外, PORSCHE, 911, 991
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Porsche 911 GT3 (991.2): Testing the Right Way to Shift a Manual

How to Shift Up Properly in a GT3 In a recent article, I shared some advice on how to shift up properly in a manual GT3. I headed straight to Royu Driveway to try it for myself, and today I’m sharing how it went. ポルシェ911 GT3(991.2)マニュアル車の正しいシフトアップ操作方法 My husband was away on a fairly long business trip to the U.S. at the time, but before he left, he gave me this assignment: Try driving the GT3...

車, 道路, 木, 空, 屋外, 山道, ドライブ, PORSCHE, Panamera
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Do Luxury Cars Attract Vandalism? What Happened to Our Porsche

The License Plate on Our Panamera The other day, I was about to take our Panamera out of the driveway when I glanced at the license plate and noticed that the angle was clearly wrong. Wait—why is it bent like that?! (゚д゚) I wondered if something had hit it, but if that were the case, I’d expect the plate to be dented, so that didn’t seem likely. I tried straightening it by hand, but it...

車, 道路, 木々, 空, サーキット, 屋外, PORSCHE, 911, 992
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First Drive of the New Porsche 911 Carrera! Getting Behind the Wheel of the New 911, Pana...

Porsche’s New Models: First Drives Here’s a look back at the special edition of the Porsche Track Experience (PTE) I attended in Shirahama. We had the chance to take Porsche’s latest models for a drive. The five cars I got to try were: ・New 911 S ・New 911 4S ・Cayenne S ・Panamera GTS ・Panamera GTS Sport Turismo I thought we’d each get to drive just one car, but as it turned out, everyone could take...

1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7 | 車, エンブレム, リアスポイラー, 屋外, PORSCHE, 911, 964
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Driving the Legendary 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7: A World-Heritage-Worthy Classic

ポルシェ 911 カレラ RS。通称73カレラの試乗記事。『Carrera(カレラ)』という名前を初めて冠した911としても有名で、今のGT3やGT3RSなどの初代ご先祖様にあたるようなクルマを、なんと運転させてもらった!間違いなく、世界遺産級のポルシェの名車でした。

車, 道路, 木, フェンス, 屋外, 路上, HONDA, S660, JW5
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Test-Driving the Honda S660 on My Usual Boxster Roads

I’d Love to Test-Drive an S660… I once wrote on the blog that I’d love to test-drive a Mazda Roadster someday. A reader got in touch and asked, “Would you like to take mine for a drive?”—and I got to enjoy a truly special driving experience. マツダ ロードスター(ND)に試乗。ボクスター乗りが運転するとどう感じるのか? Then, just the other day, I casually mentioned on the blog that I’d love to test-drive Honda’s kei-car sports car, the S660, someday… And once again, a...

車, 道路, フェンス, 街並み, サーキット, 夜景, BMW, M2, F87
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What It’s Like to Drive the BMW M2 Competition

A BMW Test Drive Last weekend, a new contact at our BMW dealership got in touch out of the blue. “Would you like to come by tomorrow for a test drive in the new 3 Series?” they asked, so we decided to go as a family. “What should we drive over in? The Panamera? …But we’re going to BMW, so maybe the 320i? Then again, if we show up in the 320i, will they spend...